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Canada blocked 43 Chinese export attempts in 2020, government report shows

Canada turned down 43 attempts from local businesses in 2020 to sell military and dual-use goods and technologies to China, according to a newly published government report. The 2020 Report on Exports of Military Goods from Canada shows that.

Rights activists skeptical as Canadian fashion brands carefully deny using China forced labour

Rights activists skeptical as Canadian fashion brands carefully deny using China forced labour Tom Blackwell © Provided by National Post People rally outside the Canadian Embassy in Washington, D.C., February 19, 2021. It’s been a tough few months for some of the world’s top apparel brands. After repudiating cotton allegedly produced with forced labour from China’s Uyghur minority, firms like Nike, Adidas and H&M have faced a sharp backlash in the country, imperilling their access to the lucrative market. Canada’s leading clothing brands, on the other hand, are not exactly sticking their necks out on the issue.

Rights activists skeptical as Canadian fashion brands carefully deny using China forced labour

Canada accused of double standard in arms ban to Turkey

Protestors call for an end to arms sales to Saudi Arabia

NOW Magazine Protestors call for an end to arms sales to Saudi Arabia In an open letter to the Prime Minister, activists say Canadian weapons sales is prolonging the humanitarian crisis in the Saudi-led war in Yemen By NOW Staff Photo credit: Kevin Jones Activists dropped banners from a CN overpass in downtown Toronto on Friday to draw attention to the railway company’s role in shipping weapons to Saudi Arabia. Rachel Small, Canada organizer for World BEYOND War, says the use by Saudi troops of Light Armoured Vehicles (LAVs) manufactured by General Dynamics Land Systems in London, Ontario has been well-documented in the war in Yemen where a humanitarian crisis is unfolding.